The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

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Creators

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David Lean

director

Pierre Boulle

writer

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Carl Foreman

writer

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Michael Wilson

writer

Cast

William Holden actor Alec Guinness actor Jack Hawkins actor

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Sessue Hayakawa actor

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James Donald actor

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Geoffrey Horne actor

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André Morell actor Peter Williams actor John Boxer actor Percy Herbert actor

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Harold Goodwin actor

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Ann Sears actor

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Heihachirō Ōkawa actor

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Vilaiwan Seeboonreaung actor

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Keiichirō Katsumoto actor

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Ngamta Suppapong actor

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Javanart Punynchoti actor

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Kannikar Dowklee actor

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Tsai Chin actor

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Christopher Greet actor